Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Big Blueprint

God has given us a blueprint for living creative, productive, fulfilling lives and experiencing fulfilling relationships with one another and with him. The blueprint is known as the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

The Bible incorporates a number of smaller blueprints for every aspect of living, including marriage (a permanent, faithful relationship between a man and a women), conducting business, forming and living in a healthy societies (laws must be obeyed), and the rearing of children (proper discipline is as critical to proper child rearing as is love; the education of the children is the responsibility of parents).

Because God created us in his image, we possess free will. This freedom includes the freedom to choose whether we obey God, whether we live our lives in accord with his blueprints for living. Choices result in consequences. The ultimate consequence of obeying God is good. The ultimate consequence of disobeying God is the opposite of good.

The risks of attempting to raise a child without regard for God's blueprint for child rearing, as clearly set forth in his Big Blueprint, include a child who is ill-behaved, disrespectful, destructive and self-destructive, irresponsible, inattentive, careless, aggressive, self-centered, deceitful and so on. The risks to the child's parents include chronic frustration, stress, anxiety, anger, resentment, conflict, and guilt.

The sad tragic fact is that most American parents, even many believers in Christ have deviated from God's child-rearing blueprint in raising their children. This alone explains why child rearing has become the single most stressful, frustrating anxiety-and guilt-ridden thing American adults (especially females) will ever do.

But any parent who so chooses can realign his or her child rearing with God's plan will begin to experience success.

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Seinfeld - Great lines

Are you still Master of your Domain? - George / I'm King of the castle -Jerry

I'm out there Jerry...and I'm lovin' every minute of it - Kramer

I got the first name..Cosmo -Jerry / So you know my name the cat.....is out of the bag - Kramer

If you had to describe her to a police sketch artist -George They'd pick her up in about 10 minutes -Jerry

Hello Jerry.... Hello...Newman

It shrinks.... I don't know how you guys walk around with those things -Elaine

There was significant shrinkage - George

Friends....a great sitcom

Joey's tailor took advantage of me. - Chandler / What...I've been going to the guy for years.-Joey / He was measuring my inseam and then there was definate cupage.-Chandler / That's how they do pants. They measure one leg move "it" over, measure the other leg and move "it" back.-Joey/ Ross tell him isn't that how they do pants.-Joey / Yes, yes it is......in prison. -Ross

Joey, you have to stop the Q-Tip when you feel resistance - Chandler

What are you doing?, I'm getting dressed, Why?, When I walk outside naked, people throw garbage at me.

Oh sorry did I get you - Joey No you didn't get me it's an electric drill. You get me, you KILL me!! -Chandler